The Dutch believed that they had more of a claim on New Amsterdam than the British is:
They were the first one to claim the land.
Back when territories between countries still haven't been settled, the one that first settle the territory will have control over it.
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It was significant because it was the largest city in Egypt for more than two thousand years, not to mention being the capital for about half the time. The city made major profit from overland connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
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1. primary source materials.
2. historiography
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